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What would you like to ask the small business minister?

Posted: Mon 25th Sep 2023

This Sunday, the Conservative Party Conference kicks off with SME Day - a series of discussions on how to ensure the UK remains a great place to start and grow a business for more than six million operating companies, plus millions more who are taking steps to become their own boss.

I will be interviewing minister for enterprise, markets and small business Kevin Hollinrake MP; asking about his own entrepreneurial background, what motivated him to go into politics, and his vision for small business success in the UK.

The minister has agreed to take questions from the floor and pre-submitted questions from founders and business support providers.

If you have a question you would like put to the minister, please comment on this LinkedIn post. I will aim to get through as many as possible and be back next Monday with answers.

Emma Jones, founder, Enterprise Nation

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Following a degree in Law and Japanese, Emma joined international accounting firm Arthur Andersen, where she worked in London, Leeds and Manchester offices and set up the firm's Inward Investment practice that attracted overseas companies to locate in the UK. In 2000, bitten by the dot.com bug, Emma left the firm to start her first business, Techlocate. After 15 months, the company was successfully sold to Tenon plc. The experience of starting, growing and selling a business from a home base gave Emma the idea for Enterprise Nation which was launched in 2006 as the home business website. The company has since expanded to become a small business membership community of over 75,000 people who benefit from events and support: online and in person. Enterprise Nation also presents a campaigning voice to government and the media on behalf of its members. In 2021, Emma was awarded a CBE for services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.

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